Error correction device



June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheet-Sheet 1 (a) FIG. I(b) CONTROL LINE I 13 |8 FKQ I J 1" I I I I I 22 2s 24 2s w L/ 14 CH c\ca CH g I I I l F IG 4 l L 32 1 11 111 7 ms cmcuns J so CONTROL CONTROLARRAY BASIC ARRAY COMPUTER CIRCUITRY as SPARE SET clncurrs I 1INVENTORS. as RAYMOND E.MILLER BY JOHN PAUL om June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLERETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 1964R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet 3 June 2,1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 8'7 Sheets-Sheet 4 FiledJuly 29, 1960 Em macaw -20: Qzooww June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL3,135,945

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R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE CONTROL COMPUTER SET SPARESSELECT VERT. 0R HORIZ June 2, 1964 Filed July 29, 1960 June 2, 1964Filed July 29, 1960 FIG. IO

R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 87 Sheets-Sheet 7 June 2, 1964R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,945

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE FiledJuly 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet 48 June 2,1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 87 Sheets-Sheet 9 FiledJuly29, 1960 June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 87Sheets-Sheet 10 Filed July 29. 1960 June 2, 19-64 R. E. MILLER ETAL3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet 11 FIG.|4

June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 87 Sheets-Sheet12 Filed July 29. 1960 June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTIONDEVICE 87 Sheets-Sheet 13 Filed July 29, 1960 June 2, 19-64 R. E. MILLERETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet l4 June 2,1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,945

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet l5 FIG.I8

June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 8'7 Sheets-Sheet 16 June 2,1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL 3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet l7 June 2,1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 87 Sheets-Sheet 18 FiledJuly 29, 1960 June 2, 1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE 8'7Sheets-Sheet 19 Filed July 29, 1960 June .1964 R. E. MILLER ETAL3,135,946

ERROR CORRECTION DEVICE Filed July 29, 1960 87 Sheets-Sheet 2O

1. IN A DATA HANDLING SYSTEM EMPLOYING COORDINATE SETS OF CONDUCTORS ININHIBITOR LOGIC ARRAY CIRCUITRY, ERROR CORRECTION MEANS FOR ONE OF SAIDSETS OF CONDUCTORS COMPRISING A SPARE CONDUCTOR HAVING A PLURALITY OFSERIALLY-CONNECTED LOOPS, EACH OF SAID LOOPS PROVIDING ALTERNATE PATHSFOR A CURRENT IN SAID SPARE CONDUCTOR, INHIBITOR MEANS DISPOSED IN ONEOF SAID ALTERNATE PATHS IN EACH OF SAID LOOPS, MEANS TO DIRECT THECURRENT IN SAID SPARE CONDUCTOR THROUGH DESIRED ALTERNATE PATHS IN SAIDLOOPS, AND MEANS FOR SUBSTITUTING SAID SPARE CONDUCTOR FOR ANY OF THECONDUCTORS IN SAID ONE SET OF CONDUCTORS.